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John Koronka was solid for five innings before loading the bases with no outs in the sixth. Scott Feldman and C.J. Wilson were unable to limit the damage, as the Astros scored five times in the inning. Nelson Cruz drove in the Rangers' lone run.

Wandy Rodriguez struck out seven over six strong innings to win his second straight start. The Astros broke the game open in the sixth, when they scored five runs on seven hits. Craig Biggio collected two more hits and is now only 30 shy of 3,000.